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In the market for a commercial carpet cleaner |
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Post# 220365   2/22/2013 at 19:55 (4,052 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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I'm considering about buying a commercial grade carpet cleaning machine. Which one is the better machine? |
Post# 220371 , Reply# 1   2/22/2013 at 21:08 (4,052 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Id say the Rinse N Vac MBU2 as it has a PN agitator brush. The Rinse N VacRV85 is an older design,( i remember using them in the 1970s) but thats a good thing,,its also very reliable. And evidently works VERY well because they have been making it for so long.
I would also recommend, before rinsing and extracting with any machine, shampooo with the Kirby Shampoo System,Using the Kirby Carpet Shampoo,(after pre-spotting if necessary) working the suds in very well with the machine until they disappear, and then go over again and again. This attracts the dirt to the suds. THEN rinse, with the Rinse N vac, using a small amount of lemon juice in the water to neutalize the Kirby suds.(and freshen the carpet) Extract very thoroughly with the Rinse N Vac. This rids the carpet of the dirt, and spent suds. Dry completly, raise the nap by machine (the Kirby with floor polisher brush attached, or the Electrolux Pro with Nap Lifters) if necessary,(if there is a deep nap and the carpet fibers are compacted) and then vacuum with your vac of choice (mine would be the Kirby). You will have the cleanest, freshest, best smelling and best looking carpet possible! |
Post# 220372 , Reply# 2   2/22/2013 at 21:10 (4,052 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 220374 , Reply# 3   2/22/2013 at 21:54 (4,052 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 220382 , Reply# 4   2/22/2013 at 23:02 (4,052 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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what ever you do, dont go with the rug doctor |
Post# 220387 , Reply# 5   2/22/2013 at 23:19 (4,052 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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The Rinse N Vac RV85 also uses a model PB3 power brush; & the machine resembles a Thermax CP3. |
Post# 220388 , Reply# 6   2/22/2013 at 23:39 (4,051 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Moved to contemporary |
Post# 220391 , Reply# 7   2/23/2013 at 00:30 (4,051 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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I'd recommend a Kirby shampooer and some spot shot for the harder stains |
Post# 220503 , Reply# 8   2/23/2013 at 17:31 (4,051 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)   |   | |
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You may want to consider a high powered extractor with commercial duty wands, strong PSI and high water lift. There are many companies out there. But if you want commericial grade I think you'd be looking at something similar to this. Some of these units have power of a Truck mount cleaning unit which in my opinion is the best thing out there.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Durango159's LINK |
Post# 220513 , Reply# 9   2/23/2013 at 18:45 (4,051 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Do U mean this style or the current style 1-piece machine? |
Post# 220516 , Reply# 10   2/23/2013 at 19:04 (4,051 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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Don't go with the current style. The one pictured above looks nice. But I've never used that one |
Post# 220580 , Reply# 13   2/24/2013 at 05:07 (4,050 days old) by thermokid (Casper, Wyoming)   |   | |
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and it works great! It brought my white Berber back to white again.... |
Post# 220629 , Reply# 14   2/24/2013 at 12:14 (4,050 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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I had the rug doctor mighty pro, it turned my carpet gray! I folowed the instructions carefully. Maybe mine was broken? But I don't ever want to see one again. |
Post# 220636 , Reply# 16   2/24/2013 at 13:47 (4,050 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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I also have the Kenmore carpet shampooer floor polisher and the Kirby vacuum cleaner with the carpet shampooer attachment. Both machines do a excellent job of shampooing carpets/rugs. |
Post# 220656 , Reply# 17   2/24/2013 at 18:02 (4,050 days old) by queeny77 (berwyn,IL)   |   | |
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Post# 220743 , Reply# 19   2/25/2013 at 12:34 (4,049 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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I also have the Bissell Big Green canister carpet shampooer. This is the same machine that Mary Ellen Pinkham used to sell in the 1990s. It does a excellent job of shampooing carpets/rugs/stairways/furniture/car interiors. |
Post# 220918 , Reply# 21   2/26/2013 at 17:43 (4,048 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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Congrats and enjoy! |
Post# 221250 , Reply# 23   3/1/2013 at 01:51 (4,045 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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Erik, Rug Doctor bought Blue Lustre/RinseNVac in 1996. I miss Blue Lustre/RinseNVac! |
Post# 222905 , Reply# 24   3/10/2013 at 14:34 (4,036 days old) by queeny77 (berwyn,IL)   |   | |
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the powerbrush on the thermax and rinsenvac can be interchanged. some pb850 did heat the water but not the mbu-1 and 2 i used to have the mbu-1 but now i have a two,i like the one a bit better cause it seems like it holds more water and you can see the water enter the machine as it is sucked up,other than that it even sounds the same.
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